Vice President, Commercial

Lundbeck A/S, H; Montreal; On-site; CAD 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Lundbeck Canada is seeking a VP, Commercial – Canada to lead the commercial organization, setting strategy for growth and ensuring medicines reach patients in need across Canada.

You will collaborate with Medical, Market Access, Finance and global teams to translate Lundbeck’s strategy into focused Canadian plans while building a high-performing organization.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior leadership experience in pharma, biotech or life sciences.
• Proven track record of sustainable growth and leading complex commercial organizations.
• Deep knowledge of the Canadian pharmaceutical and healthcare environment.
• Experience developing portfolio, brand, launch and go-to-market strategies in Canada.
• Enterprise mindset with ability to influence across functions and levels.

Responsibilities

• Set Canadian commercial direction and strategy.
• Deliver sustainable performance with clear metrics.
• Lead data-driven decision making.
• Prioritize patient needs in all plans.
• Lead portfolio strategy across in-market and future assets.
• Foster enterprise-wide collaboration and cross-functional alignment.
• Navigate Canada’s healthcare and reimbursement landscape.
• Build capabilities in analytics and commercial excellence.
• Develop and mentor the Canadian team.
• Represent Lundbeck in Canada to external stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Commercial leadership

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

People leadership

Financial acumen

Canada market know-how

Neuroscience experience

Job description

At Lundbeck Canada, we are focused on advancing brain health and transforming lives. As VP, Commercial for our Canadian affiliate, you will play a critical role in turning our scientific innovation into meaningful impact for people living with brain disorders across Canada.
You will lead Lundbeck’s commercial organization in Canada, setting a clear direction for sustainable growth and ensuring our medicines reach the patients who may benefit from them. You will combine strategic thinking with strong execution, building high-performing teams and working across the Canadian organization and with regional and global colleagues to deliver on Lundbeck’s ambitions.
This is a senior leadership role, part of the Canadian leadership team, for someone who is curious about what is possible, adaptable in a changing Canadian healthcare environment and accountable for delivering results.

Your role

As VP, Commercial – Canada, you will be accountable for commercial strategy, performance and organizational capabilities across the Canadian business. You will lead the team to identify opportunities for growth and ways to mitigate risks. In addition, work with the global team to translate Lundbeck’s global strategy and portfolio priorities into focused plans that reflect the needs and realities of the Canadian market.

You will provide visible and inclusive leadership to the Canadian commercial organization and contribute to the broader leadership of Lundbeck Canada. You will work closely with colleagues across Medical, Market Access, Finance and other functions, as well as regional and global teams, to make well-informed choices and deliver shared priorities.
You will bring a strong external perspective, ensuring we understand the evolving needs of patients, healthcare professionals, payers and other stakeholders across Canada.

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Set the Canadian commercial direction. Develop and execute the commercial strategy for Canada, based on a deep understanding of the products and market, analysis of available data and incorporating feedback from HCPs and patients while aligning with Lundbeck’s global priorities, portfolio and long-term ambitions.
• Deliver sustainable performance. Through development and tracking of performance metrics and continuous assessment of the business, you will be accountable for Canadian commercial results, identifying opportunities for growth while maintaining strong operational and financial discipline.
• Be data driven. Ensure decisions are made based on analysis and understanding of the business and market dynamics
• Put patients at the center. Ensure commercial priorities start with a strong understanding of the needs of people living with brain disorders in Canada.
• Maximize our portfolio. Lead Canadian commercial strategy across in-market and future assets, including launch readiness, lifecycle planning and investment choices.
• Support an enterprise-mindset. Ensure the team`s way of working includes a mindset that is beyond commercial and sales, and take into consideration the broader organization
• Navigate the Canadian environment. Apply a strong understanding of Canada’s healthcare systems, provincial and federal dynamics, reimbursement environment and stakeholder landscape to commercial decisions.
• Build future capabilities. Strengthen commercial excellence, customer engagement, analytics and other capabilities needed to succeed in the evolving Canadian healthcare environment.
• Lead and develop people. Build an inclusive, accountable and high-performing Canadian organization where people can grow, contribute and challenge established thinking.
• Work across boundaries. Partner closely with Medical, Market Access, Finance and other Canadian functions, as well as regional and global colleagues, to connect scientific, patient and commercial perspectives.
• Bring the outside in. Maintain a strong understanding of Canadian customers, competitors, healthcare systems and emerging trends, using these insights to shape local and broader Lundbeck decisions.
• Make clear choices. Prioritize resources and investments based on patient impact, strategic value, evidence and business potential.
• Lead responsibly. Ensure commercial activities meet Canadian requirements and Lundbeck’s standards for ethics, compliance and responsible business conduct.
• Represent Lundbeck in Canada. Build trusted relationships with relevant external stakeholders and represent Lundbeck with credibility, transparency and integrity.

What you bring to the team

You are an experienced commercial leader who combines strategic perspective with the ability to turn decisions into action. You understand the Canadian pharmaceutical environment and know how to create clarity and momentum within a complex healthcare system.

We expect you to bring:

• Significant senior commercial leadership experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or life sciences industry.
• A strong record of delivering sustainable business growth and leading complex commercial organizations.
• Deep knowledge of the Canadian pharmaceutical and healthcare environment, including its provincial and federal dimensions.
• Experience developing portfolio, brand, launch and go-to-market strategies for the Canadian market.
• Strong understanding of customers, market access, reimbursement and the evolving Canadian healthcare landscape.
• Enterprise-mindset and experience working successfully across functions and influencing senior stakeholders locally, regionally and globally.
• The ability to use data, insights and diverse perspectives to make clear strategic choices.
• Proven experience building, developing and inspiring high-performing teams.
• Strong financial and business judgment, including resource allocation and investment prioritization.
• An inclusive mindset and the ability to work effectively within a Canadian organization and across a global company.
• A leadership approach grounded in curiosity, adaptability and accountability.
• Experience in neuroscience or specialty care is highly valued.

How you lead

At Lundbeck, leadership is about both what we achieve and how we achieve it.
You create clarity and give people the confidence to act. You listen to different perspectives and remain curious when the answer is not obvious. You adapt when circumstances change and take accountability for decisions and outcomes.You connect Lundbeck’s global ambitions with the realities of the Canadian market, while keeping our purpose at the center: advancing brain health and transforming lives for people living with brain disorders, their families and communities.

Why Lundbeck

For more than 70 years, Lundbeck has been committed to neuroscience. That focus gives us both an opportunity and a responsibility: to pursue innovation in areas where significant unmet needs remain.
As VP, Commercial – Canada, you will help shape how we translate that commitment into impact for Canadians—bringing together science, people and commercial expertise to help more patients benefit from our medicines.

Patient Safety

Report immediately to canadamedicalinformation@lundbeck .com any suspected adverse events or special situations related to our medicinal products as well as any product complaints or information about suspected or actual falsified medicines. Advise individuals experiencing suspected adverse events or special situations with Lundbeck products to contact their physician.

About Lundbeck

At Lundbeck, our most important contribution is easing the burden of the millions of people living with brain disorders. Whether it is migraine, depression, or other brain disorders, patients, their carers, and society as a whole depend on us.

Through cutting edge science and strong partnerships, we develop and market some of the world’s leading treatments, expanding into neuro-specialty and neuro-rare from our strong legacy within psychiatry and neurology.

The brain health challenge is real. Our commitment is real. Our impact is real.